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Feeding pasture cattle on insured hay fields

By Agricultural Financial Services Corporation June 17, 2015

Here are the options for pasturing cattle on insured hay fields. If clients have any questions or concerns about the policy or procedures they should contact their local Agricultural Financial Services (AFSC) branch office. This spring has experienced low precipitation rates and windy conditions in many parts of the province that may be contributing to […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Hay, Markets

Arrest made in alleged Alberta hay fraud

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 23, 2015

A Lethbridge businessman is due in court next month to answer to charges that a Taber, Alta.-area farm business was defrauded out of six figures’ worth of hay. The Taber Police Service said Friday it had completed a “lengthy investigation” into allegations of fraud in which hay was obtained “under false pretenses” from a local […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

Don’t procrastinate in planning next winter’s feed supply

Comparing the relative feed value of different cattle feeding options

By John McKinnon May 12, 2015

As winter slowly gives way and your thoughts turn to calving and seeding, it is understandable that next winter’s feed supply may not be first and foremost on your mind. However, depending on the nature of your operation (hay versus silage versus extensive winter grazing) you may or may not have the luxury of time […] Read more

Forages

Getting back to the basics: The fundamentals of good forages

New market opportunities may beckon, but quality remains the key

By Ralph Pearce April 7, 2015

Every time commodity prices start to cycle lower, questions are asked and pencils are put to paper: “Should I start thinking of a cropping alternative?” In Eastern Canada the considerations are often edible beans, identity-preserved soybeans, oats… maybe even barley or flax. But what about forages? The answer can be less than straightforward, depending on […] Read more

Nutrition

Something to think about!

At what stage should you cut your hay for optimum forage quality?

By John McKinnon June 12, 2014

Feed, particular the cost of putting up preserved forage is one of the largest factors influencing the cost of maintaining the cow herd. In cost-of-production studies carried out by the Western Beef Development Centre, winter feed costs over a five-year period averaged 30 per cent of total cow costs and in some cases reached 50 […] Read more

Features, Livestock

You can learn a lot about grazing yearlings from a dairy man

By Duane McCartney May 7, 2014

For 25 years Jan and Marian Slomp have been making a good living harvesting grass with dairy cows at their farm east of Rimbey, Alta. “We run a grass and grain farm and we seldom need to buy any feedstuffs off the farm except a little protein concentrate. Our profit margin is up and we […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Feeders set fresh highs, hogs mixed

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn tick lower on continued supply pressure

AgTalk farmer mental health support platform sees partnership renewed

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Feeding pasture cattle on insured hay fields

Arrest made in alleged Alberta hay fraud

Don’t procrastinate in planning next winter’s feed supply

Getting back to the basics: The fundamentals of good forages

Something to think about!

You can learn a lot about grazing yearlings from a dairy man

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